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waterfall

[waw-ter-fawl, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tərˌfɔl, ˈwɒt ər- /


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"We had heavy rain a couple of weeks after he did the job, and it ended up like a waterfall coming down the wall," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The property includes a landscaped front yard with a waterfall and a tiki hut-style pavilion that is used as a gym or for yoga, according to listing agent Chris Cortazzo of Compass.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The lake ends at 27-metre-high waterfall, which has now stopped flowing.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Yang compares the behavior to water flowing over a waterfall.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

All she could see of the girl sitting there was a waterfall of brown hair and the edge of a cell phone the girl was hunched over.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Kanisius and his master Umbu Ana Rara, 31, who is three years younger than him, live in the village of Tenggedu, whose turquoise waterfalls draw intrepid tourists looking for a "hidden tropical paradise".

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

Each pool features a hot tub, and a 35-foot waterslide flows into one of six waterfalls.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

Tourists still lined up to peer through them at city skylines and waterfalls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

If you take a long hike, you’ll see waterfalls and lots of wildlife.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

For nearly a mile, the rapids swept on, interspersed along the way with a number of waterfalls.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple


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